The T.S.U. Toronados - One Fight Too Many - Rare & Unreleased Houston Funk From The Vaults Of Ovide Records - 1968-1969) (2002) + Booklet - Funky Delicacies - Rare Soul (FLAC 469MB)

UPGRADE from the old blog by request....These guys were the House band for Local DJ Skipper Lee Frazier's label, Ovide Records in Houston, Texas . The label ran from 1967 to 1984 with 46 x 45,s issued. Group members included Cal Thomas (guitar/vocals), Will Thomas (guitar/vocals), Peter Newman (bass), Darryll Busby (saxophone), Clarence “Creeper” Harper (trumpet), and Nelson Mills (horns). The band (named after the school where they were students, and their favorite car, the Oldsmobile Toronado) slowly gained a reputation on campus and in Houston as a tight unit. As well as doing gigs on their own, the band would often be the backing band to national acts such as Jackie Wilson, Barbara Acklin, and Etta James, who would be in town to play in the Houston area. But it was their backing of Archie Bell & The Drells from which they gained their notoriety in turning heads to their talent .Only a dozen 45,s recorded and no studio albums which is a crying shame for such a talented bunch of guys, but they did spend their time out on the road a lot. Their rare northern dancers are all present. Again this is long deleted from stock.


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